Verizon and Sigma Designs Make Smart Home a Reality




MILPITAS, CA, Oct 12, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) –
Sigma Designs


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, a worldwide leader in connected media
platforms and manufacturer of Z-Wave(R) wireless technology,
announced today that the highly anticipated Verizon Home Monitoring
and Control service is now available.

The new Verizon smart home service uses Sigma’s award-winning Z-Wave
technology within the home. The system will enable customers to lock
doors remotely, see what’s going on at home via networked cameras,
and set, adjust and control lights, smart thermostats and appliances.
This can all be done using just a smartphone, a computer or through
their FiOS TV. The solution is controlled by a gateway device that
will eventually enable Internet-based connections from Android or iOS
tablets. This service is available to all Verizon broadband
customers.

“Verizon is breaking down the barriers between ‘home’ and ‘away’ and
supporting a borderless lifestyle with the introduction of our Home
Monitoring and Control services,” said Eric Bruno, vice president of
product development for Verizon. “With the help of Sigma’s Z-Wave
technology, our broadband customers are now able to control their
home’s energy usage and monitor their home environment regardless of
whether they’re at home, in the office or on the road.”

For a monthly service charge, Verizon’s broadband subscribers will be
able to remotely monitor their homes via video, secure windows and
doors, track energy usage, and remotely control lights, temperature,
appliances and door locks. Consumers can chose from three different
equipment packages that allow them to customize the service to their
particular needs.

“If you’re miles away from home when you realize that you’ve
forgotten to lock the front door or turn off the lights, now you
won’t have to panic,” stated Gabi Hilevitz, VP and general manager of
the Home Connectivity Group at Sigma Designs. “With this new, fully
integrated and customizable Z-Wave-enabled home monitoring and
control service developed by Verizon, consumers have the access and
capabilities they’ve always wanted.”

Among the service features are:


        --  The ability to turn on and off lights, plus peer through networked
            cameras from remote locations
        --  Energy-monitoring gadgets like smart thermostats, special adapters
            that control appliances, plus a sensor placed on the circuit box to
            measure whole-house electricity use;
        --  Additional devices like door locks to allow remote locking and
            unlocking of doors, advanced cameras that can pan and tilt or be
            installed outdoors, plus window and door sensors to pair with light
            modules that enable lights to turn on when a door is opened

For more information about the service, please visit –

https://shop.verizon.com/buy/Monitoring-Energy-Saving/Home-Control/Verizon-Home-Monitoring-and-Control/cat30006 .

Z-Wave(R) is the first technology to bring affordable, reliable and
easy-to-use wireless control to every aspect of daily life, including
home appliances, consumer electronics, healthcare, and energy use, to
name just a few. Z-Wave is an award-winning, proven and interoperable
wireless mesh networking technology that allows a wide array of
devices in and around the home to communicate including lighting,
appliances, HVAC, entertainment centers and security systems. Z-Wave
brings many benefits to everyday life including remote home
monitoring, home healthcare, safety and security, and energy
conservation. Z-Wave certified products are currently available from
leading consumer brands in more than 500 products worldwide.

About Verizon
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ),
headquartered in New York, is a global leader in delivering broadband
and other wireless and wire line communications services to consumer,
business, government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless
operates America’s most reliable wireless network, with more than 106
million total connections nationwide. Verizon also provides converged
communications, information and entertainment services over America’s
most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers integrated business
solutions to customers in more than 150 countries, including all of
the Fortune 500. A Dow 30 company, Verizon employs a diverse
workforce of nearly 196,000 and last year generated consolidated
revenues of $106.6 billion. For more information, visit

www.verizon.com

About Sigma Designs, Inc.
Sigma Designs, Inc.


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is a
world leader in connected media platforms. The company designs and
builds the essential semiconductor technologies that serve as the
foundation for the world’s leading IPTV set-top boxes, connected
media players, residential gateways, home control systems and more.
For more information about Sigma Designs, please visit

www.sigmadesigns.com .

Sigma Designs, Z-Wave, the Sigma Designs logo and the Z-Wave logo are
either registered trademarks or trademarks of Sigma Designs, Inc. and
its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. All other
trademarks mentioned herein are believed to be trademarks of their
respective owners.

Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of
1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
including statements about the anticipated features and benefits of
Sigma’s products and solutions. Actual results may vary materially
due to a number of factors including, but not limited to, general
economic conditions, including the rate of adoption of Z-Wave-based
home-control devices and Sigma Designs’ processors in general.
Sigma’s ability to deploy and achieve market acceptance for Sigma’s
products in these markets, the ability of its technology to compete
with other technologies or products in these markets as well as other
risks that are detailed from time to time in Sigma’s SEC reports,
including our quarterly report on Form 10-Q as filed September 8,
2011. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof.
Sigma undertakes no obligation to publicly release or otherwise
disclose the result of any revision to these forward-looking
statements that may be made as a result of events or circumstances
after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated
events.


        Contacts:

        Derek Perez
        Public Relations
        Sigma Designs
        +1 (408) 240-7632
        derek_perez@sigmadesigns.com

        Edward McGregor
        Investor Relations
        Sigma Designs
        +1 (646) 259-2999
        IR@sigmadesigns.com

SOURCE: Sigma Designs


        mailto:derek_perez@sigmadesigns.com
        mailto:IR@sigmadesigns.com

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